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O’Connell set to miss Ireland's Six Nations bid
Paul O’Connell will have surgery on his back before this week is out in an effort to ensure he makes a comeback before the season is out.
Brian O’Driscoll just a week away from comeback
Ireland's Six Nations chances have been given a massive boost after the revelation that talismanic captain Brian O'Driscoll is in line for an premature comeback from injury.
Rory Best insists Ireland squad not too old
Rory Best is confident that Ulster’s improvement during former coach Brian McLaughlin’s three-year tenure will be a benefit to Ireland.
Ulster supremo McLaughlin ready for biggest day of his career
Last Tuesday night in a pub in Comber, Co Down, Ulster had one of their question and answer sessions where the punters get to quiz the stars.
Court: I was thrown in at the deep end against England
Tom Court may be a big strong guy — 6ft 3ins and 19st 2lbs — but he doesn’t mind admitting that the criticism he took in the wake of Ireland’s humiliating defeat by England at Twickenham on St Patrick’s Day got to him.
Now Irish want a scrum coach
Too little, too late... the Irish Rugby Football Union is now inviting applications from coaches to oversee its High Performance Scrum Programme.
No excuses, it’s time for Kidney to go
Apart from Stephen Ferris’ finger and the ongoing chat about what happened to the Irish scrum, the dust is beginning to settle on the Six Nations action.
Let’s face it, Ireland are stuck in reverse
With the 2012 RBS 6 Nations now consigned to history it’s time to pick the bones out of Ireland’s campaign and ask if they are better placed after it than was the case before it started.
Six Nations: Stephen Ferris primed for key battle
The respect Stephen Ferris and Tom Croft have for one another really could not be any more obvious.
Six Nations: Ireland have Best-laid plans
Ireland captain Rory Best has a pretty good idea of what to expect this evening at Twickenham when he packs down against Dylan Hartley and Dan Cole (kick-off 5pm).
Six Nations: Kearney can’t wait to get stuck into English
Rob Kearney is far too clever a man to be drawn into the murky waters of age-old Anglo-Irish antipathy.
Six Nations: 'England are bad losers'
Stephen Ferris has accused England of being "bad losers" as Ireland prepare to launch their assault on Twickenham.
Six Nations: Ferris fired up for big finish
Stephen Ferris versus Tom Croft on Saturday at Twickenham is shaping up to be the biggest and best head-to-head battle of the whole 2012 RBS 6 Nations Championship.
Six Nations: Stephen Ferris warns of tough finale against England
Stephen Ferris has warned Ireland only their best will be sufficient to trouble England at Twickenham next Saturday.
Six Nations: Croft leads England to win over France
France 22 England 24: One of the great England victories in Paris? Let us draw a deep breath and say: "Yes, damn it. Absolutely."
Paddy Johns backs Rory as best man for the job
Paddy Johns is the last Ulsterman to have captained Ireland in a Championship match.
Tommy Bowe wants wins to top off his tries
Tommy Bowe admits Ireland's objective in their remaining RBS 6 Nations matches against Scotland and England is to salvage some pride.
Six Nations: Reddan vows Ireland will play for pride
Eoin Reddan insists pride alone ensures tomorrow's clash with Scotland will be contested as if the RBS 6 Nations crown was at stake.
Six Nations: Plenty still at stake for Ireland
Ireland coach Declan Kidney has reminded his players that while the RBS 6 Nations title is unobtainable, tomorrow's clash with Scotland remains of critical importance.
Six Nations: Morrison confident of upsetting Ireland
Graeme Morrison is confident Scotland can replicate their surprise victory on their most recent trip to Dublin in Saturday's RBS 6 Nations clash with Ireland.
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Stoke confirm Pulis exit
Tony Pulis' seven-year reign as Stoke manager has come to an end after he and the club agreed to part company by mutual consent.
Corbisiero looking to make his mark
Alex Corbisiero is desperate to put an injury-ravaged season behind him and reassert his position as England's first-choice loosehead prop in the upcoming fixtures against the Barbarians and Argentina.
Lion O'Brien healing quickly
British and Irish Lions flanker Sean O'Brien could yet play for Leinster in Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final after making rapid progress in his recovery from a knee injury.
Carroll deal close as fee agreed
West Ham's chances of signing Liverpool striker Andy Carroll on a permanent deal appear to now rest solely with the player after the two clubs reached agreement on a transfer fee.
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